2006년Europa 주제 ‘integration as seen by young people’

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Europa stamps reflect the theme ‘integration as seen by young people’

By Denise McCarty

Europa stamps issued in 2006 feature the common theme of "Integration as seen through the eyes of young people." Many member nations of Posteurop (the Association of European Public Postal Operators) decided to
allow children to design their stamps in keeping with the "young people" aspect of the theme.
   For example, Sweden Post held a competition for students from three schools outside of Stockholm. One of the winning entries, a drawing by 10-year-old Alexandros Terzis, is shown on the stamp pictured in Figure 1. Terzis’ design depicts a boy immigrating to Sweden.
   Another 10-krone booklet stamp issued at the same time shows 7-year-old Linda Wong’s drawing of three close friends from her class at school.
   Sweden’s Europa booklet includes four stamps, two of each design. The stamps are se-tenant, with the different designs side by side.
   More than 40 postal administrations have issued or will issue Europa stamps in 2006. Like Sweden, several of the 2006 Europa designs correlate integration with the incorporation of people from different countries or cultures into society.
   In this same vein, Andreas Dienert’s design for Aland’s 1.30-euro Europa stamp issued May 4 shows a boy as king.
   Aland Post explains the design: "Immigrating to a foreign country can be quite a bewildering experience for a child. Children’s perception of the situation often differs from that of adults. With the Europa stamp issued by the Aland Post, the artist Andreas Dienert presents his interpretation of the joint theme.
   "He has chosen to paint a young boy, who proudly puts his staff down between the rocks and cliffs in Aland and declares himself king of his new country. No matter where you go or how young you may be, it is important to be able to feel safe and secure."
   Europa stamps from a few countries focus on the integration of handicapped people into society.
   Lithuania issued a pair of se-tenant 1.70-litas Europa stamps April 14. One stamp shows a wheelchair race. The other depicts a couple dancing, with the man in a wheelchair. H. Ratkevicius created both designs.
   The new-issue announcement from
Lithuania’s post office says: "In order to promote the integration of disabled people into society, the disabled are helped in finding jobs and making the most of their leisure time through sport and culture."
   A dog and a horse are pictured on two Europa stamps issued May 3 by the Czech Republic. The latter stamp is pictured in Figure 2.
   According to the Czech Republic’s post office, the designs represent special therapies that aim to return handicapped people to a normal life.
   The 10-koruna stamp showing a horse represents hippotherapy. The American Hippotherapy Association describes hippotherapy as "a treatment that uses the multidimensional movement of the horse; from the Greek word "hippos" which means horse.
   "Specially trained physical, occupational and speech therapists use this medical treatment for clients who have movement dysfunction.
   "Historically, the therapeutic benefi ts of the horse were recognized as early as 460 B.C. The use of the horse as therapy evolved throughout Europe, the United States and Canada."
   The 20 kc stamp featuring a dog promotes canistherapy, or therapy with dogs. The Czech Republic post offi ce reports that this type of therapy is used in making contact with patients who may be diffi - cult to reach otherwise, such as a person with autism. Dog therapy also is used in rehabilitation.
   Renata Fucikova designed the Czech Republic stamps. In addition to the animal, each design also shows a silhouette of a person. Pavel Kovarik engraved the stamp designs.
   Many worldwide new issues can be purchased from new-issue dealers who advertise in Linn’s. They also usually can be obtained from an agency in the United States or from the country’s postal administration. A listing of philatelic bureaus and their agencies is included in Linn’s World Stamp Almanac, available in softcover for $25 from dealers or the publisher, Linn’s Stamp News, Box 29, Sidney, OH 45365. The addresses also can be found on the Linn’s web site at: www.linns.com.

Figure 1. This Swedish Europa stamp depicts 10-year-old Alexandros Terzis’ design of a boy immi grating to Sweden. The stamp was issued May

Figure 2. Hippotherapy, therapy for humans that uses horses, is represented on this 10-koruna Czech Republic Europa stamp issued May 3.

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